| | | Vegan Snowflake Sugar Cookies | Get out the baking sheet and cookie cutters because we've got the best vegan sugar cookie recipe around! These classic-yet-customizable holiday treats—which can be made into any shape (hello, snowflakes)—are brightened with the addition of natural colorings such as spirulina, turmeric, or beet powder, or flavors such as chocolate, citrus, and peanut butter. Even better? Kids will love to help with decorating this festive dessert. Check out the VegNews Holiday Cookie Collection for even more top recipes from our kitchen. And if you have a must-make vegan cookie recipe, enter it into our 3rd Annual VegNews Holiday Cookie Contest for a chance to win delicious prizes. Happy Baking! | | Makes 36 cookies | What You Need: For the cookie dough: 3/4 cup vegan margarine 1/2 cup sugar 3 tablespoons water 1/2 tablespoon vanilla 2-1/4 cups flour 1/4 cup + 1/8 cup tapioca flour 1/4 teaspoon salt
For the frosting: 2 cups powdered sugar 1/4 cup vegetable shortening 3 tablespoons soy milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla | | What You Do: 1. For the cookies, preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat together margarine, sugar, water, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add remaining ingredients and stir well to form a smooth dough. Cover and chill for 1 hour or until firm.
2. Divide dough in half, work with one half at a time, and keep the remaining dough covered. On a floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters, and carefully transfer cookies with a spatula to ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool slightly before transferring to a rack to cool completely before decorating with frosting. 4. For the frosting, in a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly for 1 to 2 minutes until smooth. Decorate cookies and serve. | | More Food from VegNews! >> Annual Holiday Cookie Contest (Deadline = December 15) >> 2015 Veggie Award Winners >> Vegan Baking Substitution Guide >> This Week's Must-Have: Candy Cane Cookies >> 5 Festive Pancake Recipes >> Vegan Holiday Biscotti >> Popular Vegan Food Truck Opens First Storefront >> Vegan Options Up 63 Percent On College Campuses >> First-Ever Raw Vegan Cruise >> Third by CHLOE Restaurant Planned for 2016 Opening | | | | | | |